Private practice, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1859-1861
U.S. Army, 1861-1864
City attorney, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1862-1864
Circuit attorney, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Missouri, 1864-1867
Judge, Circuit Court of Missouri, Ninth Judicial Circuit, 1868-1870
U.S. representative from Missouri, 1871-1875
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate from Missouri, 1874
School board president, Fort Smith, Arkansas